PATIENT GOWN

• US 20180077979A1
• Filed: 09/18/2017
• Published: 03/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Patricia Graham
• Original Assignee: Patricia Graham
• Inventors: Graham, Patricia
• Granted Patent: US 10,638,803 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1236 Patients' garments
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1245 for the upper part of the body

Abstract

A patient gown includes a panel made from a single piece of fabric, the panel including an edge finish extending around an outer perimeter of the panel, a neck opening formed centrally in the panel, the neck opening connected to the edge finish through a slit, and a first set of ties, each of the first set of ties connected to the panel at one end and having a free extending across the slit, the first set of ties configured to secure the slit and close the neck opening around a neck of a user when the user is wearing the patient gown.

Claims

1. A patient gown, comprising:

a panel made from a single piece of fabric, the panel including an edge finish extending around an outer perimeter of the panel;

a neck opening formed centrally in the panel, the neck opening connected to the edge finish through a slit;

a first set of ties, each of the first set of ties connected to the panel at one end and having a free extending across the slit, the first set of ties configured to secure the slit and close the neck opening around a neck of a user when the user is wearing the patient gown;

wherein the panel has a generally rectangular shape with four concave features, the four concave features defining a waistline of the user and providing additional material above and beneath the waistline to cover the user'"'"'s chest and thighs from side portion of the gown when the user is wearing the patient gown and is standing, sitting, lying or walking.

2. The patient gown of claim 1, further comprising a second set of ties extending across the slit in parallel with the first set of ties.

3. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein the panel further comprises two sleeve portions, the two sleeve portions arranged to drape over the user and cover the user'"'"'s arms from the top of the shoulder in a downward direction.

4. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein the panel further comprises a front torso panel, a rear back panel, a lower front panel, and a lower rear panel.

5. The patient gown of claim 4, wherein the front torso panel is arranged to cover a front of a torso of the user, the rear back panel is arranged to cover a back of the user, and the lower front and rear panels are arranged to hang, respectively, in front and behind the user below a user'"'"'s waistline.

6. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein the panel has an overall length of 90 inches and an overall width of 45 inches.

7. The patient gown of claim 4, further comprising a pair of front side panels extending from the lower front panel, and a pair of rear side panels extending from the lower rear panel, wherein the pairs of front and rear side panels are arranged to wrap around the user'"'"'s legs and extend below the user'"'"'s knees.

8. The patient gown of claim 7, further comprising front ties and rear ties connected, respectively, the front and rear side panels such that, when the front ties are ties to the rear ties, the front and rear side panels are connected around the user'"'"'s legs.

9. The patient gown of claim 8, wherein the front ties are secured at one end on an outside of the lower front panel.

10. The patient gown of claim 9, wherein the rear ties are secured at one end on an inside of the lower rear panel and at a same height relative to the user as the front ties such that, when the gown is worn by the user, each front tie can be tied with a corresponding one rear tie.

11. The patient gown of claim 1, further including a marking area that is deposited on an inside face of the panel.

12. The patient gown of claim 1, further including a slit formed in portion of the gown that is arranged to cover a back of the user, the slit disposed above or below a waistline of the user.

13. The patient gown of claim 1, further including pockets connected to the panel.

14. The patient gown of claim 13, wherein the pockets includes at least one of a breast pocket and a side pocket.

15. The patient gown of claim 1, wherein the additional material is provided by an increase in a lateral width of the panel above and below the waistline, the increase in the lateral width of the panel defining two front side panels and two rear side panels that are disposed below the waistline and protrude laterally therefrom.